Abstract
This research examines attempts by the Business Roundtable (BRT) to
influence federal policy agendas regarding four private issues (i.e.,
policy issues not salient on media and public agendas). BRT's information
subsidies are studied along with media coverage, public opinion,
and policy agenda developments. Results suggest that BRT uses information
subsidies to control the scope of issue conflict and that these subsidies
influenced the policy agenda for study issues. Corporate influence
on private issues may alter the traditional agenda-setting process,
and an alternative, elitist model is proposed.
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